jpdb beta

silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling

1

to appear in the newspaper

1

cooperation; collaboration

1

taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton

4

punishment; penalty

3

to quit one's job; to resign

1

support; backing; aid; assistance

3

any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

3

to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience

1

carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease

1

to apply; to adapt

1

previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session

8

verification; inspection

5

derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible

2

to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

3

fencer; swordsman

2

to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over

2

direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter

1

just before

1

relative; relation

4

exception; exclusion

1

with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff

2

attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment

1

passing through without stopping; passing by

1

dark night

2

destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; hiding; concealment

2

coupled with; together

1

it is simply common courtesy to clean up after yourself; a bird does not foul the nest it is about to leave; on leaving a place one should see that all is in good order

1

to abandon (ship)

2

fixtures; furnishings; equipment

5

make-up; makeup; cosmetics

1

trash; garbage; junk

1

expectation; assume will happen; forecast

4

slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery

1

self-determination; suicide

1

quarters; barracks

6

polite; courteous; hospitable

2

funeral

1

to satisfy oneself (by doing); to find relief (in doing)

2

just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)

2

for (some) doubtful points to remain

1

self-defense

1

change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest

3

process; course; mechanism

4

to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind

1

in addition

2

to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)

1

to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors

4

to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please

8

to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel

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